HOW THE HOLLYWOOD ACTOR'S STRIKE WILL AFFECT VANCOUVER'S FILM INDUSTRY
Following a writer’s strike in Hollywood, now actors are set to join the picket lines, too. The current labour action does not
“effectively shut down production,” it prevents the parts of production that, in this case, directly involve SAG/AFTRA actors and/or WGA members. Canadian productions will also continue.
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/how-hollywood-actors-strike-affect-vancouvers-film-industry
WHAT THE END OF THE ARROWVERSE MEANS FOR B.C.'S FILM INDUSTRY
After eight series comprising 41 seasons and more than a decade of filming and production in British Columbia, the CW's Arrowverse has come to an end. While it's left some uncertainty among film and TV workers about what their next project will be, industry advocates say the Arrowverse has displayed the strength of the sector in B.C.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/arrowverse-ends-bc-film-tv-industry-1.6902579
B.C. INTERIOR ATTRACTING MORE AND BIGGER FILM PRODUCTIONS
"The scope of the project weighs in at a tier two level production,
meaning a budget of $5 million," says a news release from Kelowna Film Studios. Film industry experts say there has been a shift in film production from traditional hubs like Hollywood and Vancouver to places like the Okanagan.
https://www.richmond-news.com/entertainment-media-sports/bc-interior-attracting-more-and-bigger-film-productions-7268882
ALBERTA FILM WORKERS SHARE IN THE LAST OF US EMMY NOMINATIONS
The Alberta-shot HBO series The Last of Us received 24 Emmy nominations Wednesday morning, including nods for a number of locals from the Alberta film and television industry that worked
on the year-long shoot.
https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/local-arts/the-last-of-us-emmy-nominations-alberta-film-workers
HERE’S WHICH CANADIAN ACTORS HAVE EMMY NOMINATIONS
Martin Short, Luke
Kirby and Lamar Johnson a few of the nominees for the 2023 awards season.
https://www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com/entertainment/heres-which-canadian-actors-have-emmy-nominations/
WRITERS GUILD OF CANADA SAYS “OUR DOMESTIC INDUSTRY IS DYING” AS
WRITERS’ PAY FALLS 22% DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
“These numbers demonstrate the dire straits that Canadian screenwriters find themselves in,” said WGC President Alex Levine. “The 22% drop in Canadian screenwriter earnings has been devastating to our members. Out of work writers are switching careers. Others are leaving the country. Our domestic industry is dying.”
https://deadline.com/2023/07/writers-guild-of-canada-industry-dying-pay-falls-22-percent-1235434108/
FOX ENTERTAINMENT GLOBAL STRIKES DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH CANADA’S NESHAMA
Production company Neshama Entertainment, which is behind Hallmark original series
The Way Home, has launched its own in-house distribution operation Neshama Releasing. This company will oversee the Canadian sales of Fox Entertainment-produced content, among other things.
https://deadline.com/2023/07/fox-entertainment-global-strikes-distribution-deal-with-canadas-neshama-1235434258/
HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS’ WGA STRIKE ENDGAME IS TO LET WRITERS GO BROKE BEFORE RESUMING TALKS IN FALL
“The endgame is to allow things to drag on until union members start losing their apartments and losing their houses,” a studio executive told Deadline.
Acknowledging the cold-as-ice approach, several other sources reiterated the statement. One insider called it “a cruel but necessary evil.”
https://deadline.com/2023/07/writers-strike-hollywood-studios-deal-fight-wga-actors-1235434335/
THE BIGGEST A.I.
QUESTIONS THAT SHOULD HAVE ACTORS WORRIED
Writers on strike worry about what artificial intelligence might do to their livelihood, but actors already know. Their work is based on voice and appearance, which AI clearly can replicate and manipulate — but the law around regulating AI is complicated.
https://www.indiewire.com/news/analysis/actors-biggest-ai-questions-explained-1234881049/
PEAK TV HAS PEAKED: FROM EXHAUSTED TALENT TO MASSIVE LOSSES, THE WRITERS STRIKE MAGNIFIES AN INDUSTRY IN FREEFALL
The phrase “Peak TV” emerged around 2015 as a description of
television’s endless appetite for original series. Now, there’s one thing that writers and their estranged employers agree on: Peak TV has peaked. The talent pool has been stretched beyond its breaking point, and so have most of Hollywood’s balance sheets.
https://variety.com/2023/tv/features/writers-strike-tv-industry-streaming-problem-1235666463/
“ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK” SIGNALLED THE ROT INSIDE THE STREAMING ECONOMY
The innovative and daring show was a worldwide hit for Netflix, but some of the actors say that they were never fairly compensated.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/notes-on-hollywood/orange-is-the-new-black-signalled-the-rot-inside-the-streaming-economy
THE BLEAK FUTURE OF STREAMING SUGGESTS A WORLD WITHOUT CULT CLASSICS
Cult films are the lifeblood of so many
cinephiles, and imagining a world without them points to a bleak and sanitized existence. Streaming apps have become one of the dominant methods of consuming entertainment, effectively killing the rental market and continuing to choke out cable television.
https://www.slashfilm.com/1335445/bleak-streaming-future-suggests-world-without-cult-classics/
EVERY TERM YOU SHOULD KNOW TO UNDERSTAND HOLLYWOOD ON STRIKE
Most of us know that union film and TV writers are fighting for better compensation, AI regulations, and protections from exploitative new streaming practices like “mini-rooms,” but what are mini-rooms? Glance at
the full document of WGA proposals and the AMPTP counteroffers, or the expired union contract, and you’ll be left wondering what a “span” is.
https://www.vulture.com/article/2023-writers-strike-glossary-words-terms-to-know.html
ESSENTIALS FOR YOUR AT-HOME VOICEOVER
STUDIO
With more and more work being done out of actors’ homes, good equipment is a must. Even if you have access to a studio outside the home, it’s best to be able to record in your own space. But if you’re not sure where to start, here are some basic tips to point you in the right direction.
https://www.castingnetworks.com/news/3-essentials-for-your-at-home-voice-over-studio/ |
RAILTOWN ACTORS STUDIO
Classes are open for registration!
New to us? Click here: www.railtownactors.com/interview
* Acting on Film classes with John Cassini & Jennifer Copping
* Scene Study classes with Brian Markinson, Frank Cassini, Jennifer Copping
* Actors Instrument work with Carmel Amit.
* Voice and Movement for the Actor with
Kendra Anderson
Details for all Classes: www.railtownactors.com/classes
Coaching and Tapings: www.railtownactors.com/coaching
We look forward to hearing from you! BIZ STUDIO: PROFESSIONAL FILM+TV ACTING CLASSES FOR KIDS+TEENS
Biz Studio has a twenty-year track record of training young actors who work regularly in film and television.
Our classes offer double the focused 1:1 time of any other school.
Each class takes a maximum of six students, and each student also gets 30min of private coaching each week to help prep for class. This is the place for young actors ready to take their work to the next level!
https://www.bizstudio.ca/classes DIALECT COACHING - TONY ALCANTAR & ASSOCIATES
L.A. producers trust Tony with their biggest shows & stars: Oscar winners Mel Gibson, Halle Berry, Billy Bob Thornton, Sam Rockwell, Emmy winner Martin Freeman plus Vince Vaughn, Joel Edgerton, Bob Odenkirk, Nathan Fillion, Stellan Skarsgard...FARGO, SHOGUN, LOST OLLIE, FEAR THE WALKING DEAD, MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, MANY MORE!
* Teaching since 1989, Tony is Vancouver's #1 dialect coach recommended by agents and casting directors. Learn with confidence and book that role!
Contact: 604-418-1192 or info@tonyalcantardialect.com
https://www.tonyalcantar.com CASTING WORKSHOPS, SUMMER CAMPS & SUMMER CLASSES ALL ARE FILLING UP FAST AT TRICITIES FILM STUDIO
The top film training studio in the suburbs, come see why casting directors and agents alike are sending students to train & self-tape with us! We have one of the lower
mainland's strongest crew of working actors, focused on getting students properly prepared to work NOW!
* WORKSHOPS: Casting Directors, Voice-Over Casting, Standard American Dialect, and more!
* SUMMER CAMPS: Tricities' 35-hour Film Fest, The Official Movie In A Week Camp! Ages: 8-12 / 13-18 years!
* CLASSES: Adult, Teens & Kids - On-Camera, Scene Work &
Improv - July & August (no long weekends)
REGISTER ONLINE, NOW!
https://www.TricitiesFilmStudio.com COLD READING SERIES
July 17
Live and In Person! It's been oh-so-long since we've seen your lovely faces in the real world, and we can't wait! Please join us this
month for our first in-person event in OVER 3 YEARS!
The Scripts: What's Your Name - Feature Film by Nour Almoujabber, and Ian is Going to Jail (part 5) - Feature Film by Anna Forsyth.
https://www.coldreadingseries.com
VIRTUAL COFFEE CHATS
July 18
July's Coffee Chat will feature filmmaker Kim Albright on her debut feature, With Love And A Major Organ.
https://gemsvancouver.org/program/coffee-chats/
CREATE! ARTS FESTIVAL
July 22 - 23
The 3rd annual CREATE! Arts Festival is a two-day, fun and interactive art-making event this summer, bringing together local artists and the community to explore, learn, and create outdoors in Strathcona park and in Eastside art studios.
https://createartsfestival.ca
FILM NOIR
August 3 - September 4
This August, wrap yourself in the nocturnal embrace of The Cinematheque’s annual film noir season, our routine deep-dive into that deliriously dark and fertile period of hardboiled, high-body-count American
cinema.
https://thecinematheque.ca/series/film-noir-2023
VANCOUVER QUEER FILM FESTIVAL
August 10 - 20
This year's 10-day festival features 24 features and 68 short films from 27 countries,
including 31 Canadian premieres.
https://outonscreen.com/vqff/ |
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